Indonesia to fund free schools from 2027 education budget
The Indonesian government will finance a planned free public school program by using the mandated education allocation in the 2027 draft state budget rather than creating a supplementary budget. The draft allocates roughly Rp820.9 trillion (about US$45.97 billion) to education, meeting the constitutional 20 percent requirement, and total education spending is projected between Rp820 trillion and Rp824 trillion. Officials said the allocation will be structurally redesigned to improve education quality, and higher education authorities are still calculating costs to extend the program to state universities following presidential instructions to plan coverage from kindergarten through university.
Free public school program will use 2027 education budget allocation
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The government is preparing the 2027 draft state budget. The president asked the cabinet to plan free education from kindergarten through state universities. Next, ministries will calculate costs and decide how to redesign fund…
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